Charity

Nobody's ever confused the players of the National Hockey League of being lightweights, so when it came time to fight back against breast cancer, they went hard. The NHL's annual initiative, Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month, kicks off today and runs through November 17.

Talk about looking good while doing good: Yesterday, Lancome kicked off their fifth annual Genifique Day initiative to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. And the beauty brand's goal this year is a lofty one—to raise $300,000. So, when thinking about raising those kinds of funds, it seems natural to think about one thing: Social media, duh. Which is why Lancome's capitalizing on the viral trend with their latest fundraising campaign, putting the power into your hands—literally and symbolically.

Kerry Washington is known for two major things besides her excellent portrayal of Olivia Pope on Scandal:her killer wardrobe—and her commitment to women's issues. So it's no surprise she jumped at the chance to fuse fashion with women's empowerment in her new role as an ambassador for the Allstate Foundation's Purple Purse Program, which aims to raise awareness about the connection between domestic violence and financial abuse.

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Lunch with Alec Baldwin is so 2012. While charity auctions have relied on celebrity participation for a long time, they’re no longer focusing on giving you the chance to chat with the stars—they want you to sweat with them.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has officially jumped off your Facebook newsfeed into Hollywood, and I can't think of a better way to deal with a Monday than by watching celebrities dump ice water on themselves and scream...all in the name of raising awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease, of course.

This is your chance to be Posh. Fashion icon Victoria Beckham has partnered with THE OUTNET to sell 600 pieces from her enviable wardrobe, with proceeds going to the charity mothers2mothers (which focuses on preventing and raising awareness about the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in nine African countries). The foundation trains mothers living with HIV on how to educate and support other HIV-positive moms in their communities, and has affected the lives of 1.2 million mothers since its launch.

What do JLo, Jennifer Aniston, Beyonce, and Cameron Diaz have in common? Well, besides the fact that they're awesome, gorgeous and A-List, they've also all posted makeup-free selfies to Instagam, ditching their carefully applied red-carpet looks to go au natural.

It's no secret that we heart beautifying products that give back! What's not to love about getting pretty from the inside out, right? Well, that's exactly the goal behind a new project from beauty and well-being brand, Philosophy. With its Hope & Grace Initiative, the company will work to improve awareness and treatment surrounding mental health issues, such as anxiety disorder, major depression and schizophrenia, that often go untreated.